An American teacher freed from a Russian prison after being convicted of marijuana possession was welcomed at the White House by President Donald Trump and key GOP congressional leaders on Tuesday. But absent from Marc Fogel’s reception was acknowledgement of the basis of his conviction: A charge of possession of cannabis that he lawfully obtained […]
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Minnesota Governor In Negotiations To Let Tribes License Off-Reservation Marijuana Businesses
“I think Minnesota will look different than a lot of states in terms of the role tribal nations will play in our market.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost Pending compacts between Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) and 10 of the state’s 11 tribal nations would allow tribal governments to license businesses to become significant players in the […]
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Virginia Plan To Legalize Marijuana Sales Heads To Governor’s Desk Following Passage By Both Legislative Chambers
Both chambers of Virginia’s legislature passed identical legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales on Wednesday, sending the proposal to the desk of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). The governor, however, has already indicated he intends veto the bills—as he did with a similar lawmaker-passed proposal last year. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted 53–44 in […]
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Rhode Island Lawmakers Discuss Bill To Legalize Psilocybin
Rhode Island lawmakers held a hearing on a newly reintroduced bill that would exempt psilocybin from the state’s laws against controlled substances, legalizing possession and home cultivation for personal use. Members of the House Judiciary Committee discussed the proposal from Rep. Brandon Potter (D) on Tuesday, taking expert testimony on the science and policy landscape […]
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Florida Senate Committee Hears Presentation From Anti-Marijuana Activist
“We need to be educating individuals on the dangers of this particular substance.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A leading Florida critic of daily cannabis consumption urged a legislative panel on Tuesday to increase state funding in elementary schools to warn about the risks of early marijuana use, especially related to brain development. Dr. Jessica […]
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New Mexico Senate Panel Unanimously Approves Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy
A bipartisan proposal to establish a therapeutic psilocybin program in New Mexico had an initial hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday, with lawmakers voting unanimously to advance the bill. Members of the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee voted 10–0 in favor of SB 219, known as the Medical Psilocybin Act. If enacted, patients […]
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Bipartisan Governors In Multiple States Propose Significant Marijuana Tax Increases
Governors in at least four U.S. states are proposing significant tax increases for legal marijuana products. In Maine, Maryland, Michigan and Ohio, bipartisan governors are floating tax hikes within their state cannabis programs—a trend that raises questions about balancing revenue goals with the need to bring consumers into the legal marketplace. These aren’t small tax […]
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GOP Senator Tells UK Prime Minister To ‘Put Down The Bong’ And Stop Using ‘Ketamine Stash’ As He Criticizes British Territory Agreement
A GOP U.S. senator is telling the prime minister of the United Kingdom to “put down the bong” and “stop dipping into your ketamine stash” over that nation’s agreement to turn over authority of a British territory where a joint military base is stationed. In a series of Senate floor speeches in recent days, Sen. […]
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Trump picks anti-cannabis DEA head (Newsletter: February 12, 2025)
US citizen freed from Russian marijuana jail sentence; Fed cannabis breathalyzer meeting; Congressman: Psychedelics have more momentum than marijuana Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed […]
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Hawaii Senate Panel Approves Bill To Increase Amount Of Marijuana That’s Decriminalized Under State Law
A Senate panel in Hawaii has approved a proposal to quintuple the amount of marijuana that a person can possess without risk of criminal charges. The bill, SB 319, would increase the amount of cannabis that’s been decriminalized in Hawaii from the current 3 grams up to 15 grams. Possession of any amount of marijuana […]
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